guarded
Pronunciation:
/ˈɡɑːdɪd//ˈɡɑɹdɪd/verb
Definitions
To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain from acts of violence, or the like.
Example: Guard the prisoner.
To watch by way of caution or defense; to be caution; to be in a state or position of defense or safety.
Example: Careful people guard against mistakes.
To protect the edge of, especially with an ornamental border; hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.
adjective
Definitions
Cautious; restrained.
Watched over; supervised.
Not favourable.
Example: guarded prognosis